Erna Van Balen
Articles by Erna Van Balen
National Blood Donor Week builds awareness among ethnic groups
June 3 2013 Health
Blood donation by Sikh nation Campaign volunteers at Surrey clinic with CBS staff. Photo courtesy of Sukhdeep Singh.
When …
Dutch community comes alive at orange events
May 6 2013 CommunityBitterballen, a Dutch snack served at events such as Queen’s Day, is popular amongst the Dutch and others. – Photo by Erna van …
Barriers remain for the Deaf despite better technology
April 8 2013 Cover StoryVinu Abraham, a communications technician at the Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing with a teletypewriter. – Photo by …
Sit-skiing frees wheelchair-bound snow lovers
February 4 2013 SportsAnya McRae (left front) with adaptive sports advocate Paul Speight and her instructors at Sun Peaks Ski Resort. Photo courtesy of Anya …
Almost Canadian
January 21 2013 Columns
Photo by James Wheeler, Flick
It was a cold December night in 2011 and my fiancé and I were aboard a Christmas Carol cruise …
It takes two to tango - balancing two careers and a relationship
January 7 2013 International Photo by Anne Jarske, Flickr
David and Shannon Simpson were nervous and a little sad to leave good friends behind. But they …